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Every nation gets the government it deserves. — Joseph-Marie, comte de Maistre Idaho Republican State Senator Foreman represents – for a given definition of “represents” – the citizens, of Moscow, Idaho.1 Senator Foreman is a former fighter pilot and law enforcement officer. Whatever his education, it didn’t include science. Or common courtesy. Senator Foreman has gained…

David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt of the misleadingly named “Center for Medical Progress” mounted an attack on Planned Parenthood. The two created a heavily edited, seriously misleading video suggesting that Planned Parenthood traffics in medical materials from aborted fetuses. The videos were recorded secretly, without the consent of the other participants. David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt pretended…

WC is not much of a fan of rap/hip hop music. But it’s a treat to see an African-American rapper making important points in a broadly appealing way. This is a pretty good effort from 2015. Props to Prince Ea. And that’s a killer final statement. Enjoy,

Sometimes you have to wonder about Texas. The latest reason to make you shake your head is the indictment of former Texas U.S. Representative Steve Stockman. Stockman was first elected to the U.S. House in 1994, defeating 21-term Democratic Rep. Jack Brooks, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee. Stockman quickly made his mark by publishing an article accusing…

WC has been off birding again. This time the excuse was two good friends from St. Louis, Missouri. Birding took us to Salmon Falls Creek, in far southern Idaho, just a few miles from the Nevada State line, in the Jarbridge Mountains. The trip included driving across Salmon Falls Creek Dam. And if you wanted a…

President Trump issued an Executive Order on March 13, 2017. It’s something like the 19th of his presidency, if anyone is keeping count. It’s grandly titled, “A Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch.” It’s not a plan, it’s not comprehensive and it doesn’t reorganize anything. But it is potentially very dangerous, and worth a look.…

The late Senator William Proxmire (D, Wisconsin) used to belittle pure research, handing out “Golden Fleece Awards” to federal-subsidized researchers whose work he thought had no scientific value. Eventually, his name became a verb, meaning to unfairly obstruct scientific research for political gain, as in “the project has been proxmired”. Senator Proxmire was accused of recklessly attacking…